Eco-Friendly Wood Composites: Design, Characterization and Applications

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Technology: general issues; A. mangium black liquor; acid precipitation; adhesive system; advanced biocomposites; antibacterial; architecture; Arenga pinnata; beech; benzoyl peroxide; bio design; bio-composites; biocomposite; biomaterials; biopolymers; birch outer bark; chemical properties; coating; composites; failure criteria; fiberboards; finite element modelling; fire retardancy; fungi; Gigantochloa pruriens; green flame retardants; Hashin; heat treatment; Hoffman; hot-pressing; hydrolysis lignin; interior design; kraft lignin; max stress; mechanical properties; modification; mycelium; mycelium-based composites; n/a; nanosilver; nanotechnology; natural fibers; optimization; particle boards; particleboard; patent documents; permeability; phenol-formaldehyde resin; physical and chemical properties; physical and mechanical properties; poly (lactic acid); porous structure; product safety; Puck; single and fractionation step; solid wood; suberinic acids; thermal modification; thermoplastic starch; Tsai-Hill; Tsai-Wu; twin-screw extruder; wood; wood leachate; wood-based composites; wood-based panels
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036571867; 9783036571874; books978-3-0365-7186-7
• Access: Open Access

Traditional wood composites are produced with synthetic, formaldehyde-based adhesives, commonly made from fossil-derived constituents, such as urea, phenol, melamine, etc. Along with their undisputable advantages, these adhesives are characterized by certain problems, connected with the emission of hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including free formaldehyde emission from the finished wood composites, which is carcinogenic to humans and harmful to the environment. The growing environmental concerns, connected with the adoption of circular economy principles, and the new, stricter legislative requirements for the emission of harmful VOCs, e.g., free formaldehyde, from wood composites, have posed new challenges to researchers and industrial practice, related to the development of sustainable, eco-friendly wood composites, optimization of the available lignocellulosic raw materials, and use of alternative resources. This reprint presents a collection of 10 high-quality original research and review papers providing examples of the most recent advances and technological developments in the fabrication, design, characteristics, and applications of eco-friendly wood and wood-based composites.